Earthquake details

Thursday, July 16, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guam on Thursday, July 16, 1998 at 05:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dededo Village (Guam - GU), about 240.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.279 and latitude 11.987.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	11.987, 143.279
UTC time	1998-07-16 05:56:26.890

Location	Dededo Village
Country	Guam (GU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-07-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dededo Village	240.3 km
Saipan	447.9 km
Jayapura	1641.1 km
Abepura	1649.6 km
Manokwari	1756.1 km
Wamena	1853.4 km
Tandag	1896.7 km
Bislig	1905.2 km
Nabire	1913.0 km
Monkayo	1944.5 km
Compostela	1945.0 km
Bayugan	1950.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-12 19:43 UTC	333.5 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-04-09 18:06 UTC	269.9 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 15:06 UTC	286.3 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-29 06:36 UTC	307.1 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-03-21 11:23 UTC	258.3 km
M 4.5 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-27 03:57 UTC	249.3 km
M 4.3 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-15 02:20 UTC	279.5 km
M 4.1 Dededo Village Guam · 2026-02-13 01:20 UTC	258.0 km

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